This function has been deprecated. bbPress (r5119) instead.

bbp_get_topic_author( int $topic_id )

Deprecated. Use bbp_get_topic_author_display_name() instead.

Description

Return the author of the topic

Parameters

$topic_id: (Optional) Topic id

Return

(string) Author of topic

Source

File: bp-forums/topics/template.php

	function bbp_get_topic_author( $topic_id = 0 ) {
		$topic_id = bbp_get_topic_id( $topic_id );

		if ( !bbp_is_topic_anonymous( $topic_id ) ) {
			$author = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', bbp_get_topic_author_id( $topic_id ) );
		} else {
			$author = get_post_meta( $topic_id, '_bbp_anonymous_name', true );
		}

		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_topic_author', $author, $topic_id );
	}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
bbPress (r5119)	bbPress (r5119)
bbPress (r2590)	Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
bp-forums/topics/template.php: bbp_is_topic_anonymous()	Is the posted by an anonymous user?
bp-forums/topics/template.php: bbp_get_topic_author_id()	Return the author ID of the topic
bp-forums/topics/template.php: bbp_get_topic_id()	Return the topic id

Used By
Used By	Description
bp-forums/topics/template.php: bbp_topic_author()	Deprecated. Use bbp_topic_author_display_name() instead.

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